• 공업화학
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.990-997
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• 1994

천연고무 라텍스(NRL)와 메틸메타 크릴레이트가 그라프트된 라텍스(MGL)를 각종 첨가제와 혼합하여 dipping공정으로 가황된 NR 및 블렌드 필름을 제조하였다. NR 필름 제조의 최적조건을 규명하기 위하여 숙성시간에 따른 팽윤도, 인장강도 및 $110^{\circ}C$에서 가황시간의 변화에 따른 기계적 특성을 비교하였다. 필름 표면의 구조 및 미끄럼성을 조사하기 위하여 접촉각 및 정 동마찰계수를 측정한 결과, 접촉각은 MGL의 블렌드 비율이 증가할수록 감소하였고, 정 및 동마찰계수는 NR 필름에 비하여 NR/MG과 NR-d-MG 필름이 현저히 감소하여 표면 미끄럼성이 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.654-659
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• 1998

NR2B는 연접후 치밀질의 주요 tyrosine 인산화 단백질이다. 본 연구에서는 mass spectrometry 방법을 적용하여 NR2B의 tyrosine 인산화 위치를 동정하였다. NR2B를 N-octyl glucoside (NOG)에 용해되지 않는 PSD 분획으로부터 SDS-PAGE와 electroelution방법으로 분리하였다. 분리한 단백질을 NR2B와 phos-photyrosine에 특이한 항체로 조사한 결과 이들은 phosphotyrosine을 유지하고 있는 NR2B임이 확인되었다. 이 단백질을 trypsin 혹은 endolys-C 처리하고, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry 방법으로 조사한 결과 Tyr-1304이 인산화됨을 확인하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The $NAD^+$ precursor nicotinamide riboside (NR) is a type of vitamin $B_3$ found in cow's milk and yeast-containing food products such as beer. Recent studies suggested that NR prevents hearing loss, high-fat diet-induced obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and mitochondrial myopathy. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of NR on inflammation and mitochondrial biogenesis in AML12 mouse hepatocytes. MATERIALS/METHODS: A subset of hepatocytes was treated with palmitic acid (PA; $250{\mu}M$) for 48 h to induce hepatocyte steatosis. The hepatocytes were treated with NR ($10{\mu}M$ and 10 mM) for 24 h with and without PA. The cell viability and the levels of sirtuins, inflammatory markers, and mitochondrial markers were analyzed. RESULTS: Cytotoxicity of NR was examined by PrestoBlue assay. Exposure to NR had no effect on cell viability or morphology. Gene expression of sirtuin 1 (Sirt1) and Sirt3 was significantly upregulated by NR in PA-treated hepatocytes. However, Sirt1 activities were increased in hepatocytes treated with low-dose NR. Hepatic pro-inflammatory markers including tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6 were decreased in NR-treated cells. NR upregulated anti-inflammatory molecule adiponectin, and, tended to down-regulate hepatokine fetuin-A in PA-treated hepatocytes, suggesting its inverse regulation on these cytokines. NR increased levels of mitochondrial markers including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ coactivator-$1{\alpha}$, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, uncoupling protein 2, transcription factor A, mitochondrial and mitochondrial DNA in PA-treated hepatocytes. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrated that NR attenuated hepatic inflammation and increased levels of mitochondrial markers in hepatocytes.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2010

Adenophora racemosa is recently reported as a new Korean endemic plant species. However, the phylogenetic relationship of this genus has been controversial due to the morphological similarity and frequent morphological change of aerial parts. To verify the phylogenetic position of Adenophora racemosa and phylogenetic relationship of genus Adenophora, we analyzed the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence of nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) using 21 individual of 6 Adenophora species, A. verticillata, A. divaricata, A. racemosa, A. remotiflora, A. stricata and A. tetraphylla. In comparative analysis of the nrDNA-ITS sequences, we could not found not only any species specific nucleotide sequence but also could not estimated their inter or intra species. In the phylogenic analysis based on the RAPD derived DNA polymorphism, Adenophora species were classified into four groups by clustering analysis of the UPGMA. These results suggest that the DNA fingerprinting based on RAPD is more suitable than nrDNA-ITS sequence for the phylogenetic analysis of Adenophora species.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.489-499
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• 2015

Background : Plants belonging to 5 species of the genus Eleutherococcus are currently distributed in the Korean peninsula. The traditional medicine 'Ogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus and other related species, and 'Gasiogapi', derived from Eleutherococcus senticosus, are frequently mixed up and marketed. Therefore, accurated identification of their origins in urgently required. Methods and Results : Candidate genes from nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) of Eleutherococcus plants were analyzed. Whereas the nrDNA-internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions were useful in elucidating the phylogenetic relationships among the plants, the cpDNA regions were not as effective. Therefore, a combined analysis with nrDNA-ITS was performed. Various combinations of nrDNA and matK were effective for discriminating among the plants. However, the matK and rpoC1 combination was ineffective for discriminating among some species. Based on these results, it was found that OG1, OG4, OG5, OG7, GS1, GS2, and GS3 were derived from E. sessiliflorus. In particular, it was confirmed that GS1, GS2, and GS3 were not derived from E. senticosus. However, more samples need to be analyzed because identification of the origins of OG2, OG3, OG6 and GS4 was not possible. Conclusion : The ITS2, ITS5a, and matK combination was the most effective in identifying the phylogenetic relationship among Eleutherococcus plants and traditional medicines based on Eleutherococcus.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2021

Background: Dual-energy X-ray images (DEI) can distinguish or improve materials of interest in a two-dimensional radiographic image, by combining two images obtained from separate low and high energies. The concepts of DEI performance describing the performance of double-exposure DEI systems in the Fourier domain been previously introduced, however, the performance of double-exposure DEI itself in terms of various parameters, has not been reported. Materials and Methods: To investigate the DEI performance, signal-difference-to-noise ratio, modulation transfer function, noise power spectrum, and noise equivalent quanta were used. Low- and high-energy were 60 and 130 kVp with 0.01-0.09 mGy, respectively. The energy-separation filter material and its thicknesses were tin (Sn) and 0.0-1.0 mm, respectively. Noise-reduction (NR) filtering used the Gaussian-filter NR, median-filter NR, and anti-correlated NR. Results and Discussion: DEI performance was affected by Sn-filter thickness, weighting factor, and dose allocation. All NR filtering successfully reduced noise, when compared with the dual-energy (DE) images without any NR filtering. Conclusion: The results indicated the significance of investigating, and evaluating suitable DEI performance, for DE images in chest radiography applications. Additionally, all the NR filtering methods were effective at reducing noise in the resultant DE images.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.628-634
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• 2000

Crosslink is the most important chemistry in a rubber vulcanizate. Degree and type of crosslinks of the vulcanizate determine its physical properties. Change of crosslink density and deformation of a rubber vulcanizate by thermal aging were studied using natural rubber (NR) vulcanizates with various cure systems (conventional, semi-EV, and EV) and different cure times (under-, optimum-, and overture). All the NR vulcanizates were deformed by the thermal aging at 60-100 $^{\circ}C.$ The higher the aging temperature is, the more degree of the deformation is. The undercured NR vulcanizates after the thermal aging were deformed more than the optimumand overcured ones. The NR vulcanizates with the EV cure system were less deformed than those with the conventional and semi-EV cure systems. The deformation of the NR vulcanizates was found to be due to change of the crosslink density of the vulcanizates. The crosslink densities of all the vulcanizates after the extraction of organic materials were also changed by the thermal ging. The sources to change the crosslink densities of the vulcanizates by the thermal aging were found to be dissociation of the existing sulfur crosslink and the formation of new crosslinks by free sulfur, reaction products of curing agents, and pendent sulfide groups.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.188-196
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• 2022

Styrene-butadiene rubber(SBR) is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene. It is composed of 1,2-unit, 1,4-unit, and styrene, and its properties are dependent on its microstructure. In general, rubber composites contain a single rubber or a blended rubber. Similarly, SBR is used by mixing with natural rubber(NR) and butadiene rubber(BR). The composition of a rubber article affects its physical and chemical properties. Herein, an analytical method for determining the microstructure of SBR using via pyrolysis is introduced. Pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is widely used to analyze the microstructure of polymeric materials. The microstructure of SBR can be determined by analyzing the principal pyrolysis products formed from SBR, such as 4-vinylcyclohexene, styrene, 2-phenylpropene, 3-phenylcyclopentene, and 4-phenylcyclohexene. An analytical method for determining the composition of SBR/NR, SBR/BR, and SBR/NR/BR blends via pyrolysis is introduced. The composition of blended rubber can be determined by analyzing the principal pyrolysis products formed from each rubber component.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2011

Nitrate reductase (NR) is activated by nitrogen sources (${NO_3}^-$ and ${NH_4}^+$) and irradiance. This study investigated the effects of these factors on the NR activity of Ulva pertusa (Chlorophyta) and Ecklonia cava (Phaeophyta). In addition, the ammonium (${NH_4}^+$) and nitrate (${NO_3}^-$) uptake rates of the two species were examined. U. pertusa took up most of the ${NO_3}^-$ and ${NH_4}^+$ in the medium during a 3hour incubation, while E. cava had a relatively high uptake rate after 3 hours. The NR activities of the two species were affected by the nitrogen source and irradiance and were highest when they were exposed to ${NO_3}^-$-rich medium and high irradiance. However, the patterns of NR activity differed between the two species. In ${NO_3}^-$-rich medium and high irradiance, U. pertusa achieved the highest NR activity ($2.01{\pm}0.07\;{\mu}mol$ ${NO_2}^-$ $g^{-1}$ DW $h^{-1}$) within the first 3 hours and then this activity decreased drastically. By contrast, the NR activity of E. cava ($0.36{\pm}0.04\;{\mu}mol$ ${NO_2}^-$ $g^{-1}$ DW $h^{-1}$) was constant for 12 hours. When exposed to darkness, the NR activity of U. pertusa decreased dramatically, while that of E. cava increased gradually for 12 hours. Therefore, E. cava is able to maintain NR activity during the dark because of its adequate carbohydrate reserves and substrate.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2014

선박평형수를 통한 외래종 확산을 방지하기 위해 국제해사기구(IMO)에서는 2004년 선박평형수관리협약을 채택하였다. 이 협약에 따르면 앞으로 대부분의 선박들은 선박평형수 처리시스템을 통해서 해양 생물을 사멸 또는 제거시킨 후 배출해야 하며, 이는 플랑크톤의 생사판별방법을 통하여 이루어진다. 본 연구에서는 국제적으로 선박평형수 처리후 생사판별법으로 널리 사용되고 있는 fluorescein diacetate assay (FDA) 염색방법의 제한성과 이의 대안으로 Neutral red (NR) 염색방법사용 가능성을 살펴보고자 하였다. FDA 염색법은 대부분의 플랑크톤 염색에 되어서 현재 가장 널리 사용되는 방법임에도 불구하고 본 연구에서는 Ditylum brightwellii 을 제외한 모든 식물플랑크톤 대해서 낮은 염색 효율(전체 평균 염색 효율 <50%)을 보였으며, 식물플랑크톤이 갖는 고유한 형광(적색)에 간섭을 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 FDA는 형광파장에 노출된 후 빠르게 색이 바래지는 경향도 관찰되었다. 반면에 NR은 조사된 모든 동 식물플랑크톤 개체수에 대해서 90% 이상의 높은 염색 효율을 보였다. 두 염색법 모두 포르말린을 이용해서 사멸시킨 동 식물플랑크톤에 대해서는 염색이 되지 않았다. 본 연구결과를 통해서 NR 염색법을 이용한 동 식물플랑크톤 생사판별은 매우 효율적이라고 판단된다.